Oil-burner.



.i. F, WRIGHT & G. W. TAMSITT. 0H. BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 1', 1915.

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W I TNESSES: IN VENTORS .4 TTOR NE Y.

' JOHN F. WRIGHT AND GEORGE w. TAMSITT,

HALF r EPPE M. LUCUS, or

OF DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGN'OBS OF ONE- VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS.

OIL-BURNER.

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Specification "of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, ifiitt.

Application filed June 1, 1915. Serial N 0. 31,405.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOHN F. WRIGHT and GEORGE W; -TA1\ISITT, citizens of the United States, residing at Dallas in the county of Dallas and Stateof Texas, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Oil-Burners, of which the follow- ,ing is a specification.

This invention pertains to a new and useful form of oil burner, and typifies apparatus which is used for known to the trade as'coal oil and crude oil.

This apparatus is designed for use where high efiiciency and greatest economy are de sired in burning the low grade oil.

An object ofthe invention is to pfirvide such an oil burner as hereinafter described as 'will be simplified in construction and operation, and one which shall have a minimum number of parts.

\Vith these and various other objects in view, the invention has a certain relation and combination of parts, a description of which is given in the following specification, illus trated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 burner in longitudinal section. Fig. 2 represents a cross sectional view of the burner. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken upon the line XX of Fig. 1.

Referring now more .in particular to the drawings, wherein identical parts in the construction are designated by the same reference,- characters, numeral 1 points out the base upon which the several parts of this apparatus are assembled. In the particular illustration herewith shown, the invention is composed of a double set of burners. Any number of similar burners may be used as herewith illustrated, and not depart from the theory in principle of operation of this invention. Referring now tothe base 1, said base is seen to be provided with an overhanging lip 2, extending, around the perimeter of said base. strengthens the base throughout, making it rigid, and serving to prevent warping. It also receives a housing 3, Which extends around the perimeter of said base, and which housing is used to support the burner in an n ri ht osition in a stove or firelace or any other place where it will be found desirable to use this apparatus. (A luget invaporizing and burn-' mg the various grades of oil, such grades non-inflammable,

in the drawing illustrates the oil- "connection with fuel lines 13, the flow l l is provided.

The depending li p- ;base receives an ear 5, which car is formed or turned in from the casing A bolt or screw 6 is passed through the lug and ear and is provided with a nut for drawing same tight. Such construction gives rigidlty and strength and ease of assembling to the apparatus, and renders the manufacture of same a minimum.

O11 sumps, or generating wells 7 are provided in the base and formed therein by having a suitable depression cast in said base. The generating wells are provided with a porous substance, such as asbestos, and as designated by the numeral 8 for receiving and absorbing the fuel oil.

Substantially U-shaped vaporizing tubes 9are superimposed upon the base, and are provided for the purpose of conveying the fuel oil to the point of consumption, and also for the purpose of vaporizing the fuel oil into an inflammable gas. Said tubes are provided with a cap 10, which cap is pro- 'vided with a small aperture 11 placed therein for. the purpose of emitting the gaseous vapor upward from the tube, and passing same into the flame. The vaporizing tubes are provided with pivoted or adjustable flame spreaders 12.- Said flame Spreaders consist of a disk carried by a bracket sus pended. upon the vaporizing tubes, and adapted to be tilted from one side to the other above the flame, thereby causing said flame to be deflected from one side to the other. The vaporizing tubes have direct of oil through said fuel lines being controlled by a hand valve 14, provided in each line.

The fuel lines 13 are preferably extended through the base,as illustrated, and out ply. Where said fuel lines are passed through the base an elongated hole or slot Said slot l i performs an important or indispensable :t'unction'in this invention, as hereinafter more speci-fi- 'cally pointed out. A lug 15 integrally formed with the base is adapted to support, as illustrated, the vaporizing tubes.

Substantially large cone-shaped air nozzies 16 are provided for the purpose of delivering a quantity of air to the point of. flame. Said nozzles are formed hollow and integral with the base. An elongated opening 17 is formed in the base and within the through the casing to the point of fuel supair nozzles, connecting said nozzles directly with the compartment which is formed by the casing 3. Said air nozzles are provided in their, adjacent faces with substantially large openings 18 for the purpose of delivering the air drawn through said nozzles to the flame. As illustrated, the upper portion and adjacent faces of the air nozzles are formed in an opposed angular relation one Fig. 2.

In using this apparatus, the hand valves 14 will be opened until the oil sump has been thoroughly saturated with oil. The valves should then be closed and the contents of the oil sump ignited. Sufiicient heat will be given off and directly to the vaporizing tubes, to cause the fuel oil in same to acquire sufficient heat to set up sufiiciently high temperature and pressure in said tubes as to cause the oil to vaporize and emit from the apertures 11 in the form of a gaseous spray. At this point the valves 14 should be immediately opened and the flame from oil sumps 'will ignite the gas from the vaporizing tubes, giving off thedesired flame.

In the use of this burner the high temperature to which the base .is subjected causes same to expand and contract as the fire from said burner increases and decreases. Such expansion and contractionof the base causes a slight travel of same at the point where the fuel lines 13 pass through the base. The elongated holes 1 1 are provided to allow said base to adjust itself to the contraction and expansion, which will obviate the danger met in passing said supply lines, through small holes formed in the base. In the apparatus where the elongated hole is not provided, 'constant use of the burner will cause same to have leaky joints as the contraction and expansion of the base will operate to crack and twist the several connections used in the fuel lines.-

The use of this apparatus is most simplified in form, and entails no danger. Its economy and low consumption of oil renders it highly useful where it is desirable to change a fire-place or stove to an oil burning device.

This invention is presented to include all such modifications and changes which may properly come within the scope of the following claims.

Claims:

1. The combination in an oil burner, of a supporting base provided with a pair of oil sumps formed in and beneath the surface of said base, a pair of burner members mounted on the base and connecting with feed pipes and an air nozzle of substantial height and provided with an opening located above the burner members formed in and opening through the base.

.2. The combmation in an oil burner, of a supporting base provided with a pair of oil sumps formed in and beneath the surface of said base, a pair of burner members mounted on the base and connecting with feed pipes and an air nozzle located on each side of the burner member, said air nozzle having its wall adjacent to the burner vertically formed and the upper extremity formed at an angle with the vertical wall and an air outlet provided in the upper angular wall.

In testimony Whereot' we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. WRIGHT. GEORGE W. TAMSITT. l/Vitnesses:

J. C. LEDBETTER; E. M. Locos.

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